WARREN — Emma Ruhlman and Riley Childress were an offense unto themselves in Warren’s 65-19 win over Bradford.
The duo scored 23 points apiece, each complimenting the others skillset.
Ruhlman did her work in the lane and paint, driving to the hoop and cleaning up the boards. Childress spaced the floor for Warren, hitting five 3-pointers.
Kalie Dixon led Bradford with 12 points. The sophomore scored nine points in the second quarter, including one from long distance.
“Warren is exactly who we thought they were,” said Bradford coach Tony Richards. “Hands down they are the most complete team I’ve ever faced. It will be exciting to see exactly how far they can go. We need to have a short memory, focus on the next game at DuBois. We need to be where we are supposed to be defensively. And be patient and disciplined on offense. We left a lot of plays out there on the court.”
Bradford plays today at DuBois.
AT WARREN
Bradford (19)
Dixon 4 3-4 12, Benson 1 0-0 3, Close 0 2-2 2, Cleveland 1 0-0 2, Schleicher 0 0-2 0 Totals: 6 5-6 19
Warren (65)
Childress 9 0-0 23, Ruhlman 11 0-1 23, S. Ruhlman 2 2-2 6, G. Ruhlman 2 1-2 5, Stuart 2 0-0 4, Madigan 2 0-2 4 Totals: 28 3-6 65
Bradford 4 13 13 19
Warren 19 37 53 65
Three-point goals: Bradford 2 (Benson, Dixon), 6 Warren (Childress 5, Ruhlman); Total fouls: Bradford 7, Warren 7; fouled out: None
Otto-Eldred 53, Coudersport 35
COUDERSPORT — Otto-Eldred built a big first quarter lead and never looked back in a win heavy with North Tier League implications.
O-E and Coudersport have been the best teams in the NTL this season.
On Saturday, O-E staked their claim as the clear frontrunner over the Lady Falcons. Bri Heller earned a career-high in points with 19 while grabbing eight rebounds, three steals and two blocks. O-E head coach Shawn Gray called her performance, “absolutely dominant,” inside the paint.
Katie Sheeler earned a double-double, with 17 points and a whopping 10 steals. Anna Merry finished with eight points and joined Sheeler in hitting two 3-pointers.
“(Sheeler) was fearless attacking the basket,” said Gray. “Merry played fantastic at both ends and was relentless for 32 minutes. Brooke Close and Hannah Gordon played great floor games and made contributions the box score doesn’t show.”
Emma Chambers led Coudersport with 11 points and pulled down five boards.
Coudy’s offense scored in spurts and their 3-point shooting was solid, but O-E’s defense was too much in the end. Still, the Lady Terrors have another game against Coudy and won’t let this one go to their heads.
“We have the ultimate respect for that Coudersport team and their coaches,” Gray said. “Every year they’re the team in our league that everybody knows will be at or near the top.”
AT COUDERSPORT
Otto-Eldred (53)
Heller 8 3-8 19, Sheeler 7 1-2 17, Merry 3 0-0 8, Gordon 1 2-2 4, Close 0 2-2 2, Drummond 1 0-0 2, Rhinehart 0 1-2 1 Totals: 20 9-16 53
Coudersport (35)
Chambers 3 3-4 11, Porterfield 2 2-4 8, Myers 2 2-2 6, Frame 1 2-2 5, S. Myers 1 0-0 3, Rigas 1 0-0 2, Wonderly 0 0-2 0 Totals: 10 9-14 35
O-E 14 24 43 53
Coudersport 5 16 25 35
Three-point goals: O-E 4 (Merry, Sheeler 2), Coudy 6 (Porterfield 2, Chambers 2, S. Myers, Frame); Total fouls: O-E 15, Coudy 14; fouled out: None
BOYS
NON-LEAGUE
Oswayo Valley 71, Archbishop Walsh 69 2OT
OLEAN, N.Y. — Cayden Black’s 32-point game led Oswayo Valley to victory in a double overtime shootout over Archbishop Walsh.
Black started slow, with just five points in the first three quarters. But in the fourth he put up 15 points to help OV come back from down four and force overtime. He kept it up in the extra periods, scoring eight points in the first OT and four in the second.
Ian Bilski and Mike Mertsock helped out with the Green Wave’s scoring.
Bilski and Mertsock had 18 and 12 points respectively. Bilski hit two 3-pointers and had nine points in the first quarter as OV took an early lead. Mertsock had five points in the second OT period to help OV close out the game.
Luca Quinn and Russell Maine led Walsh with 26 points each.
Quinn was a sniper from long range, splashing seven 3-pointers. One in the fourth and one in the first OT period. Maine took off in the second half. He put up eight points in the fourth quarter and scored all 10 of Walsh’s points in the second OT period.
AT OLEAN, N.Y.
Oswayo Valley (71)
Black 13 5-9 32, Bilski 7 2-2 18, Mertsock 5 2-5 12, Bonney 2 3-5 7, Wiley 1 0-0 2 Totals: 28 12-21 71
Archbishop Walsh (69)
Quinn 8 3-4 26, Maine 8 10-13 26, Swenson 1 3-6 5, Brady 2 0-0 5, Pecen 2 0-0 4, Preybyla 1 1-4 3 Totals: 22 17-27 69
O-V 18 26 32 51 59 71
A. W. 15 28 36 51 59 69
Three-point goals: OV 3 (Bilski 2, Black), Walsh 8 (Quinn 7, Brady); Total fouls: OV 14, Walsh 14; fouled out: Brady
Elk County Catholic 51, Sheffield 31
ST. MARYS — Elk County Catholic’s monster 23-point second quarter gave them a win over Sheffield.
Jordan Wasko drained three triples and put up 11 points in the second quarter for ECC.
Wasko and Charlie Breindel led the Crusaders with 15 points each. Breindel had six of his buckets close to the basket, while Wasko provided some outside shooting.
Tony Richards led Sheffield with 13 points. He hit a trio of 3-pointers and scored in every quarter.
AT ST. MARYS
Sheffield (31)
Richards 5 0-0 13, Finch 2 1-1 5, Copley 2 0-0 5, McNeal 2 0-0 4, Silvis 0 2-2 2, Wotorson 1 0-0 2 Totals: 12 3-3 31
Elk Catholic (51)
Wasko 5 2-2 15, Breindel 7 0-0 15, Jacobs 4 0-0 8, Wartman 2 0-0 5, Nussbaum 2 0-0 4, Straub 1 0-0 2, Chevry 1 0-0 2, Totals: 22 2-2 51
Sheffield 5 13 18 31
Elk Catholic 9 32 44 51
Three-point goals: Sheffield 4 (Richards 3, Copley), ECC 5 (Wasko 3, Wartman, Breindel); Total fouls: Sheffield 6, ECC 6; fouled out: None
JV: ECC 52, Sheffield 33
